Kentucky Derby News

March 28, 2022

Magic Circle ships south for Fantasy

Saturday's $600,000 Fantasy S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park would have been ripe for
the taking by Secret Oath. But with that filly entered instead in the Arkansas
Derby (G1) later in the card, the Fantasy not only attracted a few additional
faces, but...

March 27, 2022

Epicenter shows different dimension in TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby

Displaying a versatility that will come in handy in the May 7 Kentucky Derby
(G1), Epicenter rallied from slightly off the pace to register a
convincing victory in Saturday's $1 million
TwinSpires.com
Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.
Known...

March 26, 2022

Japanese shipper Crown Pride upsets UAE Derby

Japanese-based Triple Crown nominee Crown Pride could be bound for Churchill Downs after punching his Kentucky Derby (G1) ticket in Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan. Sent off as a 16-1 shot, Teruya Yoshida’s homebred drove from...

March 26, 2022

Echo Zulu holds Hidden Connection by a nose in Fair Grounds Oaks

Making her first start since early November, leading
Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender Echo Zulo
gamely remained unbeaten in Saturday’s $400,000 TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds
Oaks (G2), turning back the bid of Hidden Connection to prevail by a nose.
Joel...

March 26, 2022

Delicada beats boys in Fukuryu on Japan Road

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby culminated in Saturday’s Fukuryu S. at Nakayama, where the filly Delicada defeated males to remain perfect in three starts. Her victory was worth 40 points, enough to top the Japan leaderboard, but none of the...

March 24, 2022

Scully inspects storylines surrounding final eight major Kentucky Derby qualifiers

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series will ramp
up over the next three weekends as eight major qualifiers will be offered. All
offer the maximum of 170 points to the top four finishers (100-40-20-10), and the
final round of prep races will...

March 24, 2022

Japan Road: Eight entered in Fukuryu finale

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby culminates in Saturday’s Fukuryu S. at Nakayama, worth points on a 40-16-8-4 basis to the top four finishers. No previous points scorers are in the eight-horse field, so the winner will vault to the top of the...

March 24, 2022

Expert Pick of the Week: 2022 Louisiana Derby

An excellent field of nine sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Fair Grounds main surface in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2). The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top four finishers with qualifying...

March 22, 2022

Slow Down Andy headlines Sunland Park Derby's return from hiatus

The $500,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) will be staged for the first time since
2019 on Sunday, and Slow Down Andy figures to be a solid favorite in the
1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep.
The Sunland Park Derby was not held in either 2020...

March 21, 2022

Three American-based contenders among international field for UAE Derby

The $1 million UAE Derby (G2) on Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1) card has lured a full field of 16 representing countries from all over the map, from the United States and Uruguay to Russia and Japan, along with Emirati-based sophomores. Six entrants...

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